Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1923. Large 4to (27.5 x 22.8 cm). Half-title, title page; 4[numbered v-viii], 176 pp. [106; 50; 14; 6]; 18 plates [13; 4; 1], of which those on birds, and the combined herpetological-ichthyological plate in full colour. One large, folded map of the region explored, from the South Atlantic coast to the Victoria falls. Later brown half cloth over marbled boards. Green morocco label with gilt title on the spine. Original printed front wrapper bound in.

A rare, bound copy. This work consists of four, well-illustrated parts, viz., Mammifères (anatomie comparée. Enbryologie) by R. Anthony and F. Villemin; Oiseaux by A. Ménégaux and J. Berlioz; Reptiles by F. Angel; and Poissons by Jacques Pelligrin. Inscribed on the fascicule title "Hommage à monsieur le professeur Roule", by Johan Chabot, and dated 13 February 1924. Loosely inserted a leaf containing the publication plan, listing five volumes in all, dealing with [1] the history of the mission, [2] astronomy, triangulation, meteorology, magnetism, [3] ethnography, anthropology, linguistics, [4] vertebrates (this volume), arthropods, and [5] the Nyaneka river. Not all parts were published. A very good, clean copy in a later, but attractive and solid binding.